Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 199 › Conversation 199-007
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 10:02 AM–10:11 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction functions as a routine logistical check facilitated by the facility's hard wire taping system. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments are recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 199-7 Date: August 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:11 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 137-13]
Also recorded on August 13, 1972
- 137-011 9:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:53 am.
- 137-012 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
- 199-005 9:53 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:53 am.
- 199-006 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
- 137-013 10:02 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.
- 137-014 10:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
- 199-008 10:11 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
- 199-009 10:13 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:13 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 199-007, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/199-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).